That’s a silent ‘T’ in front of the “z” if you please!

Like any top breeder, Jose seeks to maximize the legacy of his breeding stock.

One way to keep your dogs and their progeny in the public eye is to insist on certain naming conventions when you purchase a puppy from them.

For example, Jose’s kennel name is “Kirsys,” and to reflect her origins my Zuri (pronounced “Sue’-ree”) would be known to the world as “Zuri vom Kirsys.”

Except for one other requirement: each litter is named successively, in alphabetical order, and this one was a “T.” First names, hence, must start with their designated letter.

I talked it over with Tzuri and she said it would be okay to add the “T” in front of the “z” as long as it remained silent. She squealed with delight at the possibility she might be mistaken for a damsel in a Tolstoy novel, and begged me to take a glossy publicity photo she could show to her friends at Obedience School.